Sony a3500 vs Sony WX350

Lets take a more detailed look at the Sony a3500 versus Sony WX350, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Sony. The sensor resolution of the a3500 (20MP) and the WX350 (18MP) is relatively similar but the a3500 (APS-C) and WX350 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The a3500 was launched 2 months after the WX350 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the a3500 scores against the WX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a3500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony a3500 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony a3500 provides outer dimensions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the a3500 compared to the WX350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the a3500 and WX350 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over specifications. The picture below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the a3500 and WX350.

To sum up, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The a3500 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony a3500 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively.